Camera construction



Feb. 4, 1936. C, C;h FUERs-r 2,029,918

CAMERA CONSTRUCTION origin-a1 Filed April 25,l 19434 INVENTOR: v

AnoRNEYs.

Patented Feb. 4, 193s f UNITED STATES PATIENT fori-ics man Kodak Company, Rochester poration oi' New York N. Y.. acorapplication.'April 25, 1934. No.

722,347. Divided and this V1935, Serial No. 20,127

application Hay 7V,

comm.r (ci. ias-sz) This invention relates to phowgraphy and more'particularly to roll nlm cameras. One object of my invention is to provide a suitable winding hey construction for roll nlm cameras which s is particularly adapted for use in cameras having curved wall construction. Another object of nu' invention is to provide a film winding key light trapping structure which is particularly adapted for cameras made of molclable,` cast or die-cast o materials. Another object of my invention is to provide a camera with a camera back removable fromthe camera body with a suitable seat for a winding key and to provide alight-tight connection beneath the seat between thecamera l body and the removable back. Still another object of my invention is to'provide a winding key having a shape adapted to cooperate with the shape of the camera. body and the removable back for the camera body and other objects will appear from the following speciiication, the novel features being particularly pointed out in the claims at the end thereof. 1

nils application is a division of my copending application Serial No. 722,347 illed A'prll 25, 1934,

for winding key for cameras.

Coming new to the drawing wherein like reference characters denote like parts throughout: Fig. l is a side elevation of a folded camera i having a winding key constructed in accordance and a preferred form of my 2 is an venlarged fragmentary sectional vhf-,taken on the line 1 2 of Fig. l; l'ig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary end eleva-` tionofthewindingmechanismwithsaidparts removed:

Pig. 4 is in! knob;

Pig.5isaplanviewof thesbringpawlre.-`

L0 movedfromthewlnding mechanism;`

Pig. 6 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of 'a portion of the camera wall showing a portion cfa slot which is engaged bya iiange on cameracovcr; g. Pig. 7 is a sectional view through a. modii'ied winding key; and 1 Pig. is a plan view of the ratchet washer used inthe modified form of my invention shown in Fig. 7. l

As an example ofj my invention I have shown s plan view of the midgar the windvshafti it as applied to a simple type of camera in which there isacamerabody I whichhasacover! removable from the body along the line 3, there being a flange 4 carried by the cover projecting into a. corresponding groove in the camera body 5 to make a light-tight joint therewith.

The camera body may be provided with a front board I carrying a lens cell 6, this front board being moved from they closed position shown in Fig. 1 to an opened or operative position as well 10 known in the art. t i

The camera body I may be provided with a take-up spool chamber 45 and a supply spool chamber I6, between'which there is the usual passageway 41, through which the nlm may pass 15 behind an exposure trame 4BL which holds the lm in position for exposure..

Thecamerabody I isprovidedwithawinding m which may consist of a winding knob 1 on the outside of the camera. this knob being 20' attachedbymeansofascrew l to afilmwinding As is customary'this shaft has some congurationadaptedtoengasealmspool. Inthev Present instance this conguration consists of a-25' web Il adapted t0 extend into aslot Il in the spool trunnion I2. .This spool maybeofawell known type in which thehub Il carries anges Ilandthespool trunnion I2 extendsoutbeyond30 the ll'hawindingkeyorknobnsarrangedsothat withteethnaboutitspei'ipheryandisalsow providedwithacentralhubn adaptedtoengage the winding key shaft l. v

Froml'ig.2itwillbenotedthatthewin key shaft is provided with an outwardly pro- Jectingfiange ladaptedtobereceivedina groove 2i which is formed'in the camera and adaptedtobeheldinthis-groovebymeans of the ratchet washer Il which as shown in Plg.\3 may be definitely fastened to the camera body as by means of screws Il.

It will readily be seen that with this constructionthe winding key can be assembled from the outside of the camera by merely taking out the screws I and 2l. the winding key shaft l will then pull directly out of the camera.

An important feature of my invention is the construction of the winding key which makes the camera entirely light-tight. As indicated in l"ig.6thecamerabodyImayheprovidedwith a groove Il which extends entirely around the carnerabodylsothatitmaybeengagedbya iiange l extending entirely around the camera back'f. Theiiangelonthecamerabackl maybenotchedasindicatedinll'ig. iat to pass overthew'lndingkey shaft l. However, at

-this point the light is well obstructed by the to lie7 close to or actually engage the upwardly extending annular flange I! on the forming Il. 'lhis not only forms a run-way or trackyfor guiding the winding key and preventing it from being bent out of shape but it also makes a light-tight joint for the hollow-box-like recep-v tacle 4l which exists between the ange forming Ilandthewindingkey'l. 'l'husthepartsof the winding that is'. the spring pawls Il and the ratchet washer 2| are-all tightly enclosed.

The .construction of the entire winding key has been carefully designed to prevent light leak- 'agedownalongthetilmwindingshaftl The screw head 8 entirely lies over the Joint between the winding key and the shaft I and. in addition the ilange 2l by projecting into the recess in the camera likewise prevents light from leaking through around the outside of the post.

.Where the cost of a winding key reduced to a minimum, the structurefshown as into which the ratchet washer i2 may be This washer has ratchet teeth Il and held against turning by means of which are struck from the metal of the washer l!andarebentsothattheyextencidowninizi 75 oftheiiangell.

Aswlllbeseeni'romliig.2,thecamerabody I and the removable back 2 have a wall which is curved in cross section. This is useful, in'

cameras made of moldable or castable materials since it affords an opportunity to reenforce or strengthen an edge of a camera without materially increasing the size of the camera by sink-f1' curved in cross section, the dat forming I4 provides a seat for the' winding key mechanism and in addition by extending out a portion 3l of this seat and by having it cooperate with a plane As it is dimcult to provide suitable. light-tight connections in the` wall which is` surface It in the camera back 2, these parallel walls form a suitable light-tight connection between the walls of the camera back and the camera body which, as above explained, are curved in a cross section.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred form of my invention, I consider as within the scope of my invention all suchforms as may come within the scope ofv the appended claims.

WhatIclaimasnewanddesiretosecureby Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a nlm winding mechanism forr` cameras, the combination with a camera body, a removable back adapted toeover an opening in the camera body,spoolchambersandanexposuretrame carried by the camera, a forming carried by the camera and supportinga spoolwinding shaft extending through an aperture therein, a flange and slot connection between the camera back and body lying partially beneath the forming and making a light-,tight connection, a winding knob mounted on the 'shaft and having an annular flange lying close to said forming and enclosing a pawi and ratchet adapted to prevent rotation of the knob and spool winding shaft in one direction.

2. In a. nlm winding mechanism for cameras. the combination with a camera body, a removable back adapted to cover an opening in the camera body, spool chambers and anexposure frame carried by the camera, a forming carried by the camera and supporting a spool winding shaft extending through an aperture therein,'a flange and slot connection between the camera back and body lying rpartially beneath the annular forming and makinga light-tight connection, a winding knob mounted on lthe shaft and having an annular ilange lying close to said'torming. a ratchet carrying washer and a pawl adapted to engage said washer, one fixedly attached to thecamera andtheotherxedlyattachedtothe spool winding shaft yfor preventing the latter from tiu'ning in one direction. V v

3. In a'i'ilm winding mechanism for cameras `includingacanrierahodyandaseparablebaci: having interengaging ange and groove connections, the combination with an annular, ilanged camera part having a centralaperture and pro- Vlection over the groovedpart of the camera casing,ofatilmwindingshaftextendingthrough said aperture. a winding'disk carried vby' the shaft. an annular nange on said disk projecting towardsaid cameraiiangeandprovidedwitha groovetopartiallyenciosetheiiangedcamera part forming a light-tight closure, cooperating elements carried by the nlm winding sbaftand lthecameraada'ptedtops'everitofthe having forming'a light- 'tight connection therebetween, .the comlnation tight connection therebetween, the combination l amavis, hammam nlm elements um many enclosed in said light-tight closure,said lilht-v tight closure extendingover aportion-of the iight-tight interengaging dange and groove connection between thecameraback andbody.

4. In a film windingmechahism for cameras including a camera body and a separable back withacamerapartineludinganexteriorwall curved in cross sectioninatleast one direction. of

a flat forming on said curved wall having an aperture therein, a nlm winding shaft extending through said aperture, a winding disk carried by the-shaft, ma dmrlyins close to the im forming in the curved camera wall, cooperating elements between the winding disk and dat forme direction, said -fiat forming extending entirely around the winding -key shaft and'extending a' material distance over the interengaging flanges forming light-tight connections between the` camera body and itsseparable back.

5. In a-fiim winding mechanism for cameras including@ camera body anda separable back having interengaging flanges forming a lightwith acamera part including an exterior wall curved in cross section in at least one direction. ofaatformingonsaidcurvedwallhaving an aperture therein, a nlm winding shaft extendi'ng through said aperture, a winding disk.

carried-bytheshat,'said diklyillgcloletothe fiat forming in the curvedcamera wall. cooperating elements between the winding disk and iiat forming for preventing the shaftfrom turning in one direction, .said flat forming extending`entirely around the windingkey shaft and extend- .ingamaterialdistanceov'ertheinter'engaging 'flanges forming. light-tight. connections between the camerabodyanditsseparablebsckincludingspa'cedparallelwallatheedgesof saidwalls havingaconilgurationonthecamerabodycomplementaryin shapetoawall configuration on the camera back adapted to form alight-tight Jointtherebetween.

6.Inafllxnwindingmechanisinfns'camerasv includingacamerabodyand'a'separableback havinginterengeginsfIimgesfoi-mingalight-.H

combination witha'camera'partincludingsnexteriorwall v curvedincrosssectioninatleastonedirection.'

cfa'ilatformingonsaidcuryedwallhavingan aperturet'herein,aillmwindingshaftextending through said aperture.y s winding diskcarried bytheshaft.saiddisklyingclosetotheilat forminginthecurvedcamera wall,cooperating elements betweenthewindingdiskandiiatfo'rming'forspreventing'the shaftfrcmturninginone direction. said fiat forming extending entirely 'around the winding key shaft and extending l material distance over the interengaging flanges forming light-tight connections between the camera body and its separable back, lincluding spaced parallel walls of semi-circular Ashape'on the'camerabodyformingaiiangedsurfaceadapts ed to engage a'complementary shaped iianged f .ing for preventing the shaft'from turning in one urfaee on the camera back to prevent light from -includingacalnerabody'andaseparableback' ing through said aperture. a-winding diskcarried by the shaft, said disk lyigiclose tothe ilat form'- ingintheciu'vedcamerawalhcooperating ele ments vbetween the winding disk and dat form- 'v ing for preventing the shaftfrom turning in one direction, said ilatforming extendingl entirely around the windingkeyshait and extending a material distance over the interentgl `Bauges forming* light-tight connections between the camera body and its -separable back, 

